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An exposition of the third chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the…
An exposition of the third chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians also two sermons of Christian watchfulness. The first upon Luke 12 37. The second upon Revel. 16.15. An exposition of part of the second chapter of the Epistle to the Philip. A sermon upon Mal. 4. 2.3. By the late reverend divine Richard Sibbes, D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Gray's-Inn.An exposition of the third chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians also two sermons of Christian watchfulnesse. The first upon Luke 12 37. The second upon Revel. 16.15. An exposition of part of the second chapter of the Epistle to the Philipp. A sermon upon Mal. 4. 2.3. By the late reverend divine Richard Sibbes, D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Grayes-Inne.
London: printed by T. Cotes and John Dawson for Peter Cole, 1639
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Nay, the Saints and the Apostles chose crosses and afflictions, rather than the pleasures of sin, who were wise, and had trial of both kinds, and yet accounts these momentany afflictions, not worthy of comparison with the glory that shall be revealed, they were but light; 2 Cor. 4.17. Rom. 8.18. And if we would truly believe this, it would be easy for us to be resolved as St. Paul was, to come to heaven by all assurances, and to come to all manner of assurances, by any means: for no worldly thing can bring content, like these heavenly assurances, of the presence of the light of Gods love, which the children of God will by no means lose.
Nay, the Saints and the Apostles chose crosses and afflictions, rather than the pleasures of sinne, who were wise, and had triall of both kindes, and yet accounts these momentanie afflictions, not worthy of comparison with the glory that shall bee revealed, they were but light; 2 Cor. 4.17. Rom. 8.18. And if wee would truly beleeve this, it would be easie for us to be resolved as St. Paul was, to come to heaven by all assurances, and to come to all manner of assurances, by any meanes: for no worldly thing can bring content, like these heavenly assurances, of the presence of the light of Gods love, which the children of God will by no meanes lose.
Secondly, in all crosses let us not look into the state we are in, so much as that we are going into: we are going to a Palace, let us not be dejected in the consideration of the narrowness of the way that leadeth thereto. God will not suffer this fiery trial to consume any thing but dross, and therefore let us with Christ suffer the cross, and despise the shame,